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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

eSchool News

Take, for example, the recent California Science Test (CAST) scores released in October 2022 that showed 29.45 For example, known as the Black Escalation, teachers have been shown to severely discipline Black students versus white students. Every student should be able to see diversity in the STEM fields.

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Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

The Hechinger Report

Four dots next to a printed number 6, for example, meant that students had to draw in two extra dots — an important precursor to learning addition. In Molly Long’s kindergarten class at Burrus Elementary in Hendersonville, Tenn., We are seeing it close gaps for students, and they are more able to access elementary school math.”

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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

eSchool News

Take, for example, the recent California Science Test (CAST) scores released in October 2022 that showed 29.45 For example, known as the Black Escalation, teachers have been shown to severely discipline Black students versus white students. Every student should be able to see diversity in the STEM fields.

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

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But district leaders, administrators and teachers have incredible demands placed on them, which were exacerbated by the pandemic and while there are high-quality materials available, they’re not compiled. The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level. It is challenging.

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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

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The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, for example, limits the use of school-improvement funds to interventions that benefit student learning as documented by at least one well-designed and well-implemented research study. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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Why Santa Fe Broke the K-12 Model and Chose a Different Curriculum for the Middle Grades

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And they found MidSchoolMath —much to the delight of Erica Wheeler, Lead Instructional Materials Coordinator for Santa Fe Public Schools. We thought about elementary, middle and high school. These are high engagement stories that inspire kids to ask, for example, “OK, how would I build a new corral for my sheep?

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Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

The Hechinger Report

A team of students from INCubatoredu, a high school entrepreneurship program based in Illinois, reworked their business Trashbots to make robotics and coding accessible and provide hands-on STEM education at home. There are a lot of digital materials out there that may not be well-aligned with curricula,” she said.